Cheetham, Manchester facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cheetham Hill Cheetham
Cheetham Hill Road
Cheetham Hill
Population	22,562 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SD846009
• London	164 mi (264 km) SE
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M8
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Blackley and Broughton
Councillors	Shazia Butt (Labour) Shaukat Ali (Labour) Naeem Hassam (Labour)
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°30′14″N 2°13′52″W / 53.504°N 2.231°W / 53.504; -2.231

Cheetham is a busy area and an electoral ward in Manchester, England. In 2011, about 22,562 people lived here. It's located just 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north of Manchester city centre, near the River Irk.

Cheetham has always been a part of Lancashire. It became part of the larger Borough of Manchester in 1838. Today, Cheetham is known for its many different cultures, thanks to people moving here from all over the world. You'll find churches, mosques, synagogues, and temples along its main road, Cheetham Hill Road. This road is also famous for its markets, where you can find goods and foods from many different countries. The Museum of Transport in Manchester is also located here.

Cheetham's Long History

St Chad's Church (RC)

People have lived in Cheetham for a very long time! Tools from the Stone Age, about 7,000 to 10,000 years ago, have been found here.

Cheetham isn't mentioned in the famous Domesday Book from 1086. We first see it in records in 1212. Back then, it was a special type of estate where the tenant paid rent to the King. Over time, different families owned the land, including the Chethams and Pilkingtons.

Many important buildings were built in Cheetham. The Roman Catholic church of St Chad opened in 1847. By 1955, there were several Anglican churches, a Presbyterian chapel, and nine synagogues. One of the synagogues, the New Synagogue, is now the Manchester Jewish Museum.

Cheetham also played a part in business history. Joseph Holt's Brewery started here in 1860. And guess what? The very first Marks & Spencer store was opened on Cheetham Hill Road in 1893 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer. The company's first main office was also built here in 1901.

How Cheetham is Governed

Cheetham electoral ward within Manchester City Council.

Cheetham has been part of Lancashire for centuries. In the Middle Ages, it was a small area called a "township" within the larger parish of Manchester. As Manchester grew, Cheetham joined the Borough of Manchester in 1838.

Today, Cheetham is an "electoral ward" within Manchester City Council. This means it's a specific area that elects councillors to represent its residents. It's also part of the Blackley and Broughton parliamentary constituency. This constituency elects a Member of Parliament (MP) to represent the area in the UK Parliament. The current MP is Graham Stringer from the Labour Party. Did you know that Winston Churchill, who later became a famous Prime Minister, was once an MP for this area early in his career?

Your Local Councillors

Three councillors represent the Cheetham ward on the Manchester City Council. They are:

• Shazia Butt (Labour Party)
• Shaukat Ali (Labour Party)
• Naeem Hassam (Labour Party)

These councillors work to improve the local area and help residents with their concerns.

Where is Cheetham?

Neighbouring districts and places.

	Broughton	Blackley	Harpurhey
	Salford		Harpurhey
		Cheetham
	Pendleton	Manchester city centre	Collyhurst

Cheetham is located at 53.504° N, 2.231° W. It's about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) northeast of Manchester city centre.

It shares borders with several other areas:

• To the north: Crumpsall
• To the west: Broughton in Salford
• To the east and southeast: Harpurhey and Collyhurst
• To the south: Manchester city centre

Cheetham Hill is on slightly higher ground and is a fully developed urban area.

Who Lives in Cheetham?

In 2011, Cheetham had a population of 22,562 people. This made up about 4.2% of Manchester's total population.

Cheetham is known for being a very diverse place, with people from many different backgrounds living there. The table on the right shows the different ethnic groups living in Cheetham compared to the rest of Manchester and England. You can see that Cheetham has a higher percentage of Asian and Black residents compared to the city and country averages.

Most homes in Cheetham (about 68.5%) are privately owned or rented. The rest (31.5%) are social housing, which is provided by the council or housing associations. House prices in Cheetham are generally lower than the average for Manchester.

Famous People from Cheetham

Many interesting people have connections to Cheetham:

• Don Arden — a music promoter who managed bands like the Small Faces and ELO. He was born in Cheetham Hill.
• Jon Ashworth — a politician, spent some of his childhood here.
• Frances Hodgson Burnett — the author of famous books like The Secret Garden and A Little Princess, was born in Cheetham.
• Saira Choudhry — an actress, was born in Cheetham Hill.
• Sandra Douglas — an athlete who won a bronze medal in the Olympics.
• Efan Ekoku — a former football player for the Premier League and Nigeria.
• Jessie Fothergill — a novelist.
• Sir Edward Holt, 1st Baronet — a brewer.
• Abraham Hyman — a survivor of the Titanic disaster, who opened a deli in Cheetham Hill that is still there today.
• Howard Jacobson — a well-known author.
• George Augustus Lee — an industrialist.
• Bugzy Malone — a grime music artist.
• Lois Maynard — a footballer.
• Jack Rosenthal — a playwright who wrote for TV shows like Coronation Street.
• Benny Rothman — a political activist.
• F. L. Tavaré — a landscape painter.
• J. J. Thomson — a famous physicist who discovered the electron and won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He was born in Cheetham Hill.